Marathon Lodging

Marathon is the eastern gateway to Big Bend National Park, about 30 miles north of the northernmost Park entrance. It offers many choices of accommodation styles: from comfortable roadside hotel, to Santa Fe style luxury, to private adobe casitas.

2 bed/bath sleeps 6 adults comfortably Fully furnished 900 square foot home with two bedrooms with en suite baths (with soap, shampoo and linens) provide privacy for couples traveling together, as well as families. The open plan living/dining/kitchen area includes washer/dryer; kitchen is fully furnished and ready for cooking your own food. Coffee and tea […]

The Blas Payne is one, if not the oldest, home in Marathon, Texas. It has been lovingly restored with close attention to retaining the character of a 100 year- old adobe. Blas Payne, who built this home, was written up by the Houston Chronicle as “the best cowboy in west Texas”! His family, black Seminole Indians, were Buffalo Soldiers. Blas’ great grandfather was a medal of honor winner as a bugler for the Army. The Blas Payne has a spacious kitchen—just totally renovated in March 2015—a cozy living room with Dish TV, two bedrooms—one with queen bed and quite spacious and a 2nd bedroom with two single beds, a bathroom with new slate tile shower and laundry facilities. There is a wonderful patio on the west side of the home—perfect for watching sunsets. The large yard is full of wildflowers, roses and a wide variety of cactus. The home is within walking distance of the downtown area of Marathon and just a short distance from the Post Park.

Eve’s Garden Bed and Breakfast An urban hacienda in the high mountain desert. Sculpted of papercrete and strawbale, this hostelry is unique, with art, gardens, old world architecture, an indoor lap pool, an organic florist, and spectacular sunsets. Room prices include a full breakfast.

Marathon Motel & RV, Built in the early 1940s, it sits on 10 acres with unobstructed views of the mountain sunsets and starry skies. Recently renovated, the motel consists of a total of 10 rooms divided into four duplex cabins, along with an RV Park and camping sites.

The home was built as a ‘town house’ for a local ranching family and constructed with native rock from the Apple Ranch in the Glass Mountains. Completed in the 1940s, it includes ‘Victory V’s’ in the exterior rock faces, intended to memorialize the Allied victory during WWII. This home is a quaint mixture of original […]

An old adobe ranch house built from the earth around it by a gentleman named Juan Villa, Rancho Villa has been consciously renovated to maximize comfort while preserving the authentic features common to this remote country. 3 bedrooms with comfortable beds and custom bedding A full kitchen, stocked with cook and dinnerware, dishwasher, and disposal. […]

Big Bend is home to a few remarkable communities: Marathon, Study Butte, Terlingua Ghost Town, Lajitas, and Big Bend National Park. Communities offer services, amenities, and entertainment. Accommodations run the range from convenient and comfortable to resort luxury. A variety of guided outdoor activities are available. Big Bend is a diverse region with endless possibilities for adventure and discovery.

The Big Bend is named for the vast curve of the Rio Grande in remote southwest Texas. It is a wildly beautiful natural region, with a complex and fascinating history. Over one million acres of public land including Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park offer hiking, camping, river running, horse riding, mountain bicycling, birding, jeep touring, and abundant sightseeing opportunities on paved and improved roads.

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